Okay, I misunderstood that. In the UI, rescan includes adding new files so I thought the script method worked the same.
The automatic import process I am trying to emulate, which I have been using for years in Imatch 3, uses a batch file to:
- Import files from the SD card to New_Photos
- Convert RAW files to DNG files
- Start IMatch
This part usually takes quite a while because of the DNG conversion.
Then it uses a script, which the batch file sets up to be automatically launched on IMatch startup, to:
- Scan the new files into IMatch
- Rename the new files
- Assign default categories to the new files based on EXIF information and file extension
- Switch to the New_Photos category (a folder category) so I can finish categorizing the files
This method has allowed me to insert the SD card, start the batch file, and go off and do something else while the computer does the work. When I come back, all that's left is the additional categorizing.
Without a manual way to launch a scan of the New_Photos folder, how can I tell when IMatch 5 has finished rescanning in the background within a script? If there is a way to detect that Background processing or Background folder scanning has completed, then I could simply wait until scanning is complete to trigger launching the file-renaming and other parts of the script.
If that can't be detected within a script, do you have any suggestions for how to achieve this level of automation in IMatch 5?
Thanks,
David
With this method, I can insert the SD card, start the batch